For officials, observing speech and color is an indispensable course. Especially in ancient times, officials and villains were slightly fine, especially those who were in high positions and often dealt with the emperor. To say a word, you must turn around in your head for half a day before you dare to say it; when the emperor asks a question, you must turn around in your head for half a day.
I was eager to crush and break every word of the emperor and chew it carefully. In this way, it was still easy to offend the emperor. Therefore, those who can stay by the emperor's side for a long time are particularly favored, not only capable, but also all of them are human spirits!
Cai Xinqiren
Cai Xin is a person who has the ability, talent, and brain, and as long as he does not take a crooked road, he must be the pillar of the country. And his later official path also confirms this. From the initial Hanlin Academy editor, to the later Hanlin Academy attendant, and then to the later Mandarin Temple University Scholar, and then he was crowned as the Prince Taishi.
Moreover, Cai Xin's several requests for retirement were not allowed, which shows that Cai Xin is indeed excellent and has a flexible mind, otherwise he would not have been so valued by Qianlong. Officials in ancient times wanted to retire much more than they do now, as long as they reached retirement age.
In ancient times, especially those who were powerful and important, it was as difficult as ascending to the heavens if they wanted to retire. Cai Xin's first request for retirement was to take care of her mother. As a result, the task of Qianlong on the front foot came to the home and the back foot, and it did not matter if he went to work a few years later. This was obviously disagreed, so after a few years, Cai Xin had to continue to take office and hold an important position.
In the first month of the fiftieth year of Qianlong, a banquet was held for thousands of people, and Cai Xin was already 78 years old at this time. At the entire Thousand Sorrows Feast, Cai Xin was the oldest, older than Qianlong. The following month, Qianlong wrote a poem in the "Peiyong Poem" during his lecture: "Cai Xin or Bei Bo."
Moreover, he also added a note: "If the group of ministers today, who can be the seat of the three elders and five changes, the independent scholar Cai Xin is 4 years old, or can be among the brothers." This means that I heard that Cai Xin is four years older than Shuo, so should you treat your brother with the attitude of your brother?
Why cai xin was alarmed after hearing this poem
According to common sense, after hearing such words, ordinary people should be flattered, and then they dare not be afraid to resign, and finally kneel down to thank the emperor for his holy grace. But after Cai Xin heard this poem, he was actually panicked and did not feel a little happy at all. When the lecture was over, Cai Xin immediately asked the emperor to resign and return to his hometown.
Qianlong fully expressed his reluctance, but he did not retain too much, and he no longer agreed to his retirement application as before, but very happily approved his retirement application. Here is very interesting, why after hearing the emperor's poem, Cai Xin will be such a reaction?
And why did Qianlong happily agree this time? Is it because Cai Isn't too old? Of course not, this still has to start with the poem written by Qianlong. The life expectancy of the ancients was limited by backward medical conditions, and it was generally not very high.
But Qianlong is an exception, whether it is his own life expectancy or the time of his reign, Qianlong has reached a considerable length of time. Therefore, when Qianlong reached his old age, he was very proud of his longevity. But at this time, there was a Cai Xin who lived longer than him, and he was also able to treat him as a brother.
In any case, Qianlong could not do it. And Cai Xin? Just a minister, although he accompanied Qianlong for nearly half a century, that did not mean that he could forget his identity in front of Qianlong. No matter what, Qianlong is the real king, the son of heaven in this country, let the son of heaven honor himself as a brother, is that not looking for death?
Smooth retirement
Therefore, after Cai Xin heard Qianlong's poem, in addition to fear, he was afraid, so in order to save his own life, but also in order to save his late festival, he immediately asked Qianlong to resign and go home to retire well. Obviously, Qianlong had already seen That Cai Xin unpleasant.
Otherwise, why did Qianlong not agree to Cai Xin's request to resign before, but this time he agreed without hesitation? Fortunately, although Cai New Year's affairs were high, his wisdom was still there, and he could immediately hear Qianlong's voice and immediately make a satisfactory response to Qianlong.
However, although he retired as he wished, this retirement road really looked bright on the surface, but in fact he was trembling inside, and if this was a response mistake, the consequences were really unimaginable. This also proves from the side that it is really not an easy task to accompany the emperor.
The emperor's mind is like the day of June, it changes when it is said, one second it may still be talking to you about poetry and song, and the next second, it may be angry because of your unintentional words. In a word: emperor heart, undersea needle.